词汇精选：expense的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

消费，开支 [C]

例句：

It's too much of an Expense for me to own a car.

对我来说，拥有一辆汽车的花费太大。

例句：

An annual holiday is a big expense.

一年一度的假日是一笔大开销。

损失，代价

例句：

This is a cruel joke at my expense.

以我为代价的残酷笑话。

例句：

He's arranged everything, no expense spared.

他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。

二、词义辨析：

charge,price,fee,fare,cost,expense

这些名词均有“价格，费用”之意。charge指提供服务时索取的费用，也指货物的价格、价钱。price指商品在市场出售的价格，尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。比喻意义指付出的代价。fee指上学、求医以及找律师等付的费用，还可指会费、借书费等。fare侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。cost指生产某东西的成本，也泛指商品的价格，可与price换用。expense常指实际支付的费用总数额，有时也指钱的花费。

三、相关短语：

at any expense

不惜代价,不管费用多大

expense account

n. 报销单

business expense

业务支出

incidental expense

偶然费用

interest expense

利息支出

medical expense

【经】 医疗费用

non-cash expense

【经】 非现金费用

travel expense

【经】 差旅费

四、参考例句：

The expense is prohibitive.

费用高得使人不敢问津。

Evidently shipowner to bear expense refer.

很明显船主应承担此费用。

The expense summed into the thousands.

费用合计达几千元。

This expense has depleted our funds.

这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几。

Expense allowances are apt to mean fiddling.

开销津贴容易造成弄虚作假。

He's arranged everything, no expense spared.

他不惜代价把一切安排得井井有条。

He spared no expense in helping us.

他不惜一切代价帮助我们。

The biggest expense will be the machine.

开销最大的当属缝纫机器。

Conference rooms were equipped at great expense.

装备会议室花了一大笔费用。

He finished the job at the expense of his health.

他以牺牲健康为代价完成了这项工作。